@awesomesauciness I started out as just data entry and filing at my job now, but at some point someone decided it would be a brilliant idea for me to answer phones as well. That is similar to how well I usually do. Except I also have some level of social anxiety so I'm not really willing to go back and ask them again so my pages usually end up going like this..Me: "Someone is calling for you on line 1"Boss: "Who?"Me: "I don't remember. Bowser? Browser? Something like that"Boss: "Well what were they calling about?"Me: "I don't know. I didn't ask"And then he takes the call. And sometimes he pages me back after the call is finished to tell me how badly I messed up the name.

Sometimes I want to ask my patients, "Weren't you there?" 'Cause it seems like some of them weren't, based on what they can tell me about what happened, even if they were fully conscious and aware at the time.

Sorry, but the fact that you don't write down the person's name, check the spelling etc. KNOWING that you have a problem with it, makes me certain you are just as happy to have everyone know that you "just can't do reception."

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